Bài giảng Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 6: Life on other planets - Lesson 1.1: Vocabulary & reading

Unit 6: Life on other planets 
Lesson 1.1: Vocabulary & Reading 
Pages 54 & 55 
Warm-up 
Vocabulary 
Consolidation 
Wrap-up 
Reading 
Lesson Outline 
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 
- talk about life on other planets, using phrases: live on Earth, Mars, Venus, oxygen, space station, gravity, temperature. 
- practice reading and understanding general and specific information about different places people can live in the future. 
New words 
live on Earth 
Mars 
...ee in each picture? 
Listen and repeat. Click on each phrase to hear the sound. 
oxygen ( n ) / ˈ ɑːksɪdʒən / ô-xy 
space station ( np ) / ˈspeɪs ˌ steɪʃən / trạm vũ trụ 
planet (n) / ˈ plænɪt / hành tinh 
Venus (n) / ˈ viːnəs / sao Kim 
Mars ( n ) / mɑːrz / sao Hỏa 
Earth (n) / ɝː θ / Trái Đất 
gravity ( n ) / ˈ ɡrævə ti / trọng lực 
temperature ( n ) / ˈ tempɚətʃɚ / nhiệt độ 
Can you remember? 
Earth 
Mars 
Venus 
oxygen 
gravity 
temperature 
space station 
Look at the pictu...ces to live 
b. Now, read and answer the questions. According to the writer, 1. What will the world's population be by the year 2100? 
2. How is Mars's gravity different from Earth’s? 
3. Why will people need to stay inside on Venus? 
4. Why is it good that we can build space stations near Earth? 
5. The word new in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. different from before B. recently made C. not known before 
Read the questions and underline the key words . 
What are we go... ground! Venus's gravity is similar to Earth’s, but Mars's is much lower. Temperature will also be a problem. Mars is very cold, and Venus is very hot. People will need to stay inside all the time. Mars and Venus also don't have enough oxygen for humans. 
11 billion 
It's much lower. 
It’s very hot. 
What will the world's population be by the year 2100? 
How is Mars's gravity different from Earth’s? 
Why will people need to stay inside on Venus? 
Another option is to live in space station...ew in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. different from before B. recently made C. not known before 
While-reading 
Task c 
Listen and read. 
Post-Reading 
Work in pairs 
Task c 
Would you prefer to live on Mars, Venus , or a space station ? Why? 
Post-reading 
Work in pairs 
Write down your ideas on sticky notes, then stick to the board, and talk about them. 
Post-reading 
CONSOLIDATION 
Retell nouns/ noun phrases about future home. 
WRAP-UP 
Lesson 3 
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